The major talking points as Super League returns after a four-month break
There will be a different look as the action resumes.
The Betfred Super League returns this weekend after a break of more than four months due to the coronavirus pandemic, yet the competition will have a different look and feel.
Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the changes and other talking points ahead of the resumption.
Toronto absence
Health of other clubs
No fans
Who’s playing and where?
Removal of scrums and other Covid protocols
Other rule changes
The Rugby Football League has also taken advantage of the halt in proceedings to make further changes to the rules. The most significant one is bringing in the ‘six-again’ rule, which will see sides awarded fresh sets instead of penalties for certain offences around the ruck area. It is designed to speed up the game and its introduction brings the European game into line with the NRL, which brought it in earlier this year.
Jammer returns
Ordinarily the return of one of the game’s big stars might command the headlines, but the return of James Graham to Super League has become a footnote. Nevertheless, the start of the England prop’s second spell at St Helens, after a hugely successful eight-year stint in Australia, is a big positive for the competition.
